Imagine you're in a good old whodunnit detective novel full of suspicion and biscuits... think Poirot or Miss Marple! Based on your username, what's your detective name gonna be?!

Does it shock anybody else's parents that you're reading spicy novels even though you're an adult?

I'm 29 and today my mum discovered that Heated Rivalry (my current book obsession) is spicy. She full named me with a really dramatic gasp. Saying "I thought you were picking up clean romances, I did not realize you like spicy books."

And I'm like "And? I'm 29"

She's even bought me other spicy novels as gifts for birthdays and Christmas. Mostly Romantasy novels. Now I'm wondering if she thought those were clean romances too and did not realize they were spicy (some are very spicy).

I know for certain she'd be mortified to see my Dark Romance obsession. Some of things in there are... yeah....

I just don't get the big deal... 🤔

In January I started testing out using ebooks rather than physical books for my commute and have fallen in love with it. Physical books are still great at home, but on days when I need to drag a laptop and notebooks and lunch and who knows what else around a physical book can be one thing too many for my bag (and back). Since it's been going well, I'm looking at investing in an e-reader. I have scrolled through other club posts and noticed a lot of love for Kobo Clara and Libra as well as the Boox Palma, but I'm wondering if there are any others I should consider. My needs are:

1. Not Amazon. I haven't given them a dime in over a decade and don't plan to start now.
2. Overdrive compatible. I get all my ebooks from the library (because I can't forget to return them oops). I don't use libby at all because their recent AI shenanigans infuriate me.
3. Available in Canada. Bonus points for things available at brick and mortar stores because I avoid ordering online as much as possible for environmental reasons. And also because physical in-person stores are important and need support.

Bonus points for anti-AI or AI free, or otherwise ethical companies. Extra bonus points for companies that work to offset their carbon footprint because lol modern technology is an environmental nightmare. I don't care overly much about bells and whistles. I am a witchy homebody who still uses DVDs, CDs, and paper maps, and prefers to leave techtime at work (when possible).

Thanks!

I've wanted to make a post on this for A WHILE, but how do you refer to authors during review and posts?

While reading reviews and posts, I see some people refer to authors by their first names, others by their last names. It's made me quite conflicted on how to refer to them myself.

But a pattern I've seen quite often is that male authors tend to be referred to by their last names, while female authors tend to be referred to by their first names. I wonder if I'm the only one who noticed this. Personally, I don't really think it's fair towards female authors. If you refer to an author by their last name, then you must do so for all authors no matter their gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, etc.

Now, I just usually say either the author's full name, or just refer to them as "the author" in posts and reviews.

This isn't EXACTLY what I'm trying to say but idk how to phrase it, but I hope y'all understand what I mean 😭😭

I just heard this „author“ uses AI in their work… now im seriously considering DNF-ing the book… So far it was nice, even though a lot of the scenes were repetitive, but AI in writing is a deal breaker for me

i'm feeling very curious this evening! while we are all focused on our current reads, i wanna hear about the books you're excited for that you have put on hold at your local library/libraries! how do you feel? are you excited for them? are you dreading them? are you getting them for a quest or for a read along?

i'll start! in total, i have over 11 books currently on hold!!! what i'm most excited for is:

• the book of blood and roses by annie summerlee • my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh • the suitor armor graphic novels by purpah • to the death by tang andrea • the gilda stories by jewelle gomez (this one is an interlibrary loan! being shipped from another library in canada!) • we call them witches by india-rose bower • the encyclopedia of ugly fashion by karolina zebrowska • the wax child by olga ravn • you weren't meant to be human by andrew joseph white • parable of the sower by octavia e butler (i am in 19th place on hold 😭)

Time to leave Earth behind and dive into the unknown ... 🌌👽

You know the rules! Pick your side, defend your choice, and tell me why in the comments 👇

Would you rather...

🚀 Explore deep space OR 🪐 Colonize a new planet?

🤖 Have a super-intelligent AI companion OR 👽 Befriend an alien species?

🛸 Pilot a starship OR 🧬 Genetically enhance yourself?

🌌 Live on a massive space station OR 🌍 Stay on a futuristic Earth?

⏳ Travel forward in time OR 🔁 Travel back in time?

🧪 Work as a rogue scientist OR 🛡️ Be part of an elite galactic defense force?

📡 Discover a mysterious signal from space OR 🪐 Be the first to step foot on an unknown world?

🔋 Have unlimited clean energy OR 🧠 Unlock the full potential of your mind?

🌠 Witness the birth of a star OR 🕳️ Explore a black hole up close?

⚙️ Become part machine (cyborg) OR 🧬 Remain fully human but enhanced with biotech?

I was thinking the other day, and while I understand the word is fitting, but the word "bookish" alone to me just hits my ears wrong. Same with the titles BookTube and Bookstagram...BookTok not so much because at least Tik ends with a K. I know it's dumb, but I need to speak my truth.

What is something, anything book-related (see what I didn't say there?) that is completely normal but for no reason gets you? No judgements today, there are no wrong answers.